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CVE-2022-42855

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to use arbitrary entitlements.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.2; from 16.0 before 16.2 — fixed in 15.7.2, 16.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.7.2; from 16.0 before 16.2 — fixed in 15.7.2, 16.2
• Apple macOS: before 12.6.2; 13.0 — fixed in 12.6.2
• Apple tvOS: before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.7.2, 16.2; Apple Iphone Os 15.7.2, 16.2; Apple macOS 12.6.2; Apple tvOS 16.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170518/libCoreEntitlements-CEContextQuery-Arbitrary-Entitlement-Returns.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536

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